Open to possibilities and great opportunistic positions in web and
interactivity production with a fantastic team-engaged environment.

CURRENT ROLE

  • Wells Fargo | Nov 2015 - Apr 2017, Dec 2017 - Dec 2019 (as contract Visual Designer); Jan 2020 - Present (Full-time UX and Product Designer)

    • Championed the creation of new native-mobile design system by extending and growing framework components, styles, and content libraries to enhance design articulation patterns, use-case evolution, and micro-interaction improvements in order to further framework structure, communication, and to result in quicker and improved final design implementation.

    • Continued in developing and organizing numerous toolkits, standards, component libraries, and iconography by advancing delivery strategies, usage guidelines, and contextual examples that promoted and empowered individual designer implementation in visual design, interaction flows, and content strategy for numerous team partnerships.

    • Designed numerous digital payment products that included web and early native-app explorations to further marketing relationships, enhance payment experiences, and advance the digital payment product availability.

    • Design Lead for the Account Summary and Account Detail framework migration from JQuery to React front and back-end frameworks resulting in a fully recreated end-user experience to be smoother, more seamless, and transitional.

    • Contributed multiple accessibility pattern additions by opportunistically providing additional strategies and supplementary design enrichments that meets and exceeds the need for a more inclusive end-user experience.

PAST POSITIONS & CONSULTATION CLIENTS

  • The Remi Group | Senior UX Design Consultant | Sept - Oct 2017

    • Consulted in developing an internal business management software and consumer-facing app.

  • Bank of America | Senior UX Design Consultant | Nov 2017

    • Provided wireframes and low-fidelity concepts for the Research & Usability - Digital Design division.

  • Skookum Digital Works | Nightshift 2.0 UX Visual Designer | Sep 2015 - November 2015

    • Collaborated with multiple local Charlotte community leaders, stakeholders, business partners, and other designer-developer volunteers to develop multiple native apps. Provided key design principal prototypes, visual designs, user-flows, responsive designs, and user interaction models. Designed multiple mobile apps for local community non-profits and charities.

  • WIX Filtration Corp. LLC | Graphic Coordinator / Tech Writer / UX Designer | Aug 2011 - Oct 2014

    • Designer of training materials, marketing promotions, bulletins, technical writings, catalogs, and 3D sales pieces. UX Production included low and high fidelity prototypes, visual design, case study research, and user simulations to improve customer relations, sales assistance, and expand brand presence in light, medium, and heavy-duty automotive markets.

  • UNC Charlotte Game Design and Development Program | Lead Artist | Aug 2008 - May 2010

    • Production artist for in-game assets in 2D and 3D, textures, icons, UI design, custom typography, audio composition, and player experience interactions. Assisted in mechanic design, technical design drafting, and game design documentation creation.

APPLICABLE SKILLS

  • Primary Workflow Proficiencies:

    • Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, XD), Sketch, Figma, and Jira.

    • Developing Environment Experience and Computing Skills: Detailed experience in HTML/CSS, Ruby on Rails, and JavaScript editing. Designed and implemented for iOS and Android native mobile platforms.

  • 5 years IT Support experience in help desk, direct support, network assistance, lab supervision, and custom hardware assembly. Additional experience in advanced photo/video production, audio capture, and set management.

ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION & EDUCATION

  • UC Berkeley Extension | Lead Instructor (Part-time) for UX/UI | April 2019 to October 2019

    • Lead a class of 28 in the fundamentals and practice of User Experience to demonstrate, model, and champion a user centered design process in the foundations of research, interaction, visuals, and front-end development implementation.

  • Tech Talent South | Summer 2015

    • Expanded skills and experience in Ruby on Rails, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Domain Modeling, and Utilizing APIs

  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Graduation Fall 2010

    • B.F.A concentration in Graphic Design with a minor in Art History.

    • Independent Studies in Gaming Art/Design and Photography.

  • Central Piedmont Community College | Spring and Fall 2010

    • Studied through the intermediate level of the American Sign Language Program.